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house speaker, john boehner. i'll hand this over to wolf. >> he's going through the initial business. john boehner, the speaker, accompanied by the vice president of the united states, joe biden, also the president of the senate. dana, we will hear a lot of references to taxes, inequality. the president will not mention mitt romney or newt gingrich by name. but people can basically discern he's talking about them. >> reporter: no question about it. john boehner, the house speaker said to me and a few other reporters at a breakfast said this would be a campaign speech by the president. i don't think anybody at the white house would deny that with a straight face. this is the opening salvo of the president's campaign. what you were talking about, class warfare, that is going to be from here on out, i think what we will hear about from both sides of the aisle. interestingly, talking about congress, i'm inside the chamber and have a bird's-eye view. everybody sitting here as a body has an approval rating lower than i
house speaker, john boehner. i'll hand this over to wolf. >> he's going through the initial business. john boehner, the speaker, accompanied by the vice president of the united states, joe biden, also the president of the senate. dana, we will hear a lot of references to taxes, inequality. the president will not mention mitt romney or newt gingrich by name. but people can basically discern he's talking about them. >> reporter: no question about it. john boehner, the house speaker...
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the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have that, you know, once in a lifetime conversation -- >> there is plenty of blame to go around for the downgrading of the u.s. credit rating which is significant, but who deserves more of that blame? >> look, if you -- and they talk about this in the white house. if the -- if we default on our debt, if the economy tanks, it's going to be in the -- and we have a recession or god knows something worse, in the history books, it's going to be called the obama era recession, depression, economic collapse stagnation, however you label it. >> why couldn't he work his will like other presidents, like reagan
the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have...
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>>> boehner trying to prevent the fiscal cliff now 23 days away. no details on their conversations but reps for both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the last time the president and the speaker met in person to talk about the fiscal cliff was more than three weeks ago. >>> and just after midnight on sunday, making history. the governor signed the voter-approved referendum into law on wednesday. >>> and hugo chavez is returning to cuba for more cancer surgery but this time he is making sure a new leader is in place in case he doesn't return, and he named the vice president as his choice for a replacement in case something happens for him. the 58-year-old president is still scheduled to be sworn in for a new six--year-term on january 10th. >>> sad news for fans of music star jenny rivera. there doesn't appear to be any survivors. the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers early this morning. so far no cause has been given for that crash. >>> the national menorah in front of the white house was illuminated tonight marking the
>>> boehner trying to prevent the fiscal cliff now 23 days away. no details on their conversations but reps for both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the last time the president and the speaker met in person to talk about the fiscal cliff was more than three weeks ago. >>> and just after midnight on sunday, making history. the governor signed the voter-approved referendum into law on wednesday. >>> and hugo chavez is returning to cuba for more cancer...
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nobody spotted boehner coming or going. nobody is saying much beyond two statements, one from the white house, from one boehner's office. the wording here is identical, ening with this, the lines of communication remain open. the two men last spoke by phone on wednesday. ontry, mr. boehner said the white house had wasted another week for potential compromise. we don't know what prompted this meeting, just that for the first time in a while, the two sides are agreeing on something even if it's just the wording of their statements and keeping tight lipped about what was said. don? >> emily, thank you very much. >>> in today's meetings between president obama and speaker boehner, is it a sign we're close to a fiscal cliff deal? i asked cnn senior political analyst david gergen. >> they recognize the deadlines are coming at them fast and this week is a crucial week to see if they can get a breakthrough. they did it in private instead of the political theater we've been seeing is over the last couple weeks. i think that's encour
nobody spotted boehner coming or going. nobody is saying much beyond two statements, one from the white house, from one boehner's office. the wording here is identical, ening with this, the lines of communication remain open. the two men last spoke by phone on wednesday. ontry, mr. boehner said the white house had wasted another week for potential compromise. we don't know what prompted this meeting, just that for the first time in a while, the two sides are agreeing on something even if it's...
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>> yes. >> boehner had pretty tough words for the president on friday. let's listen. >> there is a lot of things possible to put the revenue on the table but none of it will be possible if the president insists on his position and insist on my way or the highway. >> anna, he also said the white house has wasted another week, and now two days later, they are meeting again. did boehner's remarks make the difference? >> good. i think it's great. we cannot reach a deal if you are posturing and negotiating through press conferences. they need to sit in a room and look at each other and talk constructive debate and move the ball forward. i think what happened today is a very good sign. americans should be encouraged, it's a good thing when the congressional leader and president is capable of meeting and talking about the difficult issues that face this country. what a refreshing and new idea. >> so you hear members of the gop, and you here corker, and they are saying he will only do this, and then the messaging that you hear on television is quite different th
>> yes. >> boehner had pretty tough words for the president on friday. let's listen. >> there is a lot of things possible to put the revenue on the table but none of it will be possible if the president insists on his position and insist on my way or the highway. >> anna, he also said the white house has wasted another week, and now two days later, they are meeting again. did boehner's remarks make the difference? >> good. i think it's great. we cannot reach a deal...
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we're hearing from speaker boehner, we're hearing from the president. tell me more about how markets are reacting. >> first of all, you look at how the markets are doing, they are pretty flat. triple digit plunge made any real gains that we saw in the market today they fizzled out, brooke, right after president obama's speech. the dow up more than 70 points before we spoke to the nation about the looming fiscal cliff. and you saw the gains slowly but surely disappear. didn't deliver anything new. that's how the market sees it. more of a call to action. investors are nervous and they're showing it. look how the dow did the past couple of days. two days, between wednesday and thursday, it fell 430 points. more than 430 points. as you can see, it's wavering all day today. you know, investors, they have been moving money into bonds. that's a safer investment. they don't feel like they want to leave their money and stocks. it's a clear sign that wall street wants to hear more and wants more clarity on the fiscal cliff. brooke, with no end in sight, it is fea
we're hearing from speaker boehner, we're hearing from the president. tell me more about how markets are reacting. >> first of all, you look at how the markets are doing, they are pretty flat. triple digit plunge made any real gains that we saw in the market today they fizzled out, brooke, right after president obama's speech. the dow up more than 70 points before we spoke to the nation about the looming fiscal cliff. and you saw the gains slowly but surely disappear. didn't deliver...
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john boehner will accept higher tax revenues but not higher tax rates. explain that. >> you do that two-ways. it's no the that kblikted. first, you have to get the economy growing faster. we all agree that the best way to bring this deficit down is to get the growth back up to 3% to 4% to 5%. number two, when we talk to republicans, what they tell me, ali, i had a discussion with mitch mcconnell on this, he said we're willing to put the high revenues on the table. we're willing to get -- close the loopholes and the tax system, get rid of a lot of the carveouts. and a lot of those carveouts the people who benefit from those are rich people. i think republicans are willing to compromise on this. i have to say this. i'm frustrated with all of you on this because, yes, we have a fiscal cliff that's going to hit on january. but let's not forget the whole context of this. we are running $1.2 trf did he ever sits. >> david walker is banging on this drum as well. >> the key is we have to avoid the fiscal cliff. we also have to address the much bigger fiscal abys
john boehner will accept higher tax revenues but not higher tax rates. explain that. >> you do that two-ways. it's no the that kblikted. first, you have to get the economy growing faster. we all agree that the best way to bring this deficit down is to get the growth back up to 3% to 4% to 5%. number two, when we talk to republicans, what they tell me, ali, i had a discussion with mitch mcconnell on this, he said we're willing to put the high revenues on the table. we're willing to get --...
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we've heard from john boehner, we've heard from the president. we are lacking details, but it seems to me we're ahead in this conversation than we have been in the last six months. where do you see this going as the guy who looks into the credit risk of everybody in the world? >> i want to extrapolate, ali, from every experience in california. we voted for higher taxes in order to fund better education. and i think people are recognizing that fiscal sustainability has a newman rart and a deno, ma'minator. the numerator is about sustaining growth and paying debts. i think it's known that we need to establish both. it's not going to be a big jump, and i think richard is correct in reminding us this is a long haul, and let's focus on both the numerator and the denominator. >> the point steven has just made, and i will point out as well, you cannot have it both ways. you cannot remind us on the one hand that there is a $1.6 trillion deficit and on the other hand say we won't have tax raised. >> this is america. we've been doing that for 25 years. >>
we've heard from john boehner, we've heard from the president. we are lacking details, but it seems to me we're ahead in this conversation than we have been in the last six months. where do you see this going as the guy who looks into the credit risk of everybody in the world? >> i want to extrapolate, ali, from every experience in california. we voted for higher taxes in order to fund better education. and i think people are recognizing that fiscal sustainability has a newman rart and a...
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speaker boehner. as for the senate, the democrats take control of the senate. we don't know the exact margins there as they have a chance to pick up a net gain in governing majority. it depends on two races too close to call. those races are in the states of montana and north dakota. in montana the democratic senator jon tester goes against denny rayberg and rick burg against heidi heitkamp. we may not know the outcome there is for a while. a couple high-profile races to tell you about, missouri and indiana. those seats both won by democrats. the republicans in the races were the ones that made the controversial comments about rape. in both cases they probably cost republicans the seats. they may have been sure things for republicans without the comments. then maybe the most high-profile race in massachusetts, elizabeth warren becomes the first female senator from the bay state by defeating republican incumbent scott brown. what a whirlwind two years for scott brown. in january of 2010 when he really
speaker boehner. as for the senate, the democrats take control of the senate. we don't know the exact margins there as they have a chance to pick up a net gain in governing majority. it depends on two races too close to call. those races are in the states of montana and north dakota. in montana the democratic senator jon tester goes against denny rayberg and rick burg against heidi heitkamp. we may not know the outcome there is for a while. a couple high-profile races to tell you about,...
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i'll also say speaker boehner did the same in april. i don't think he believed that at a time or now. but it was a warning to his own people to stay focused on the task at hand. >> thank you very much. our fourth story is a bizarre and gruesome murder investigation underway in hollywood. police say johnny lewis, a 28-year-old actor from the show sons of anarchy brutally killed his landlord, then he fell from the roof to his death. neighbors say they heard screams from the home and when police arrived, they found the actor's body in the driveway and the landlady, along with her cat, both dead in the house. >> it's a very gruesome scene, a very senseless crime. someone that's just defenseless, someone in their late years, 70, 80 years of age and then living in this type of neighborhood, you don't expect anything like this to take place. >> police also say lewis attacked two men in the house next door before he died. but they don't know what triggered it. police say drugs may have been involved now. >> well, that's certainly what they're l
i'll also say speaker boehner did the same in april. i don't think he believed that at a time or now. but it was a warning to his own people to stay focused on the task at hand. >> thank you very much. our fourth story is a bizarre and gruesome murder investigation underway in hollywood. police say johnny lewis, a 28-year-old actor from the show sons of anarchy brutally killed his landlord, then he fell from the roof to his death. neighbors say they heard screams from the home and when...
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we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't change. he very much believes that temporary fix does not work. in particular because you're talking about a lame duck congress. but i have to give you a little bit of information that diedra walsh and i got on a conference call that the superb just wrpea wrapped up with his republican conference or caucus. he was starting out the call, we're told, really trying to buck them up, saying that we're not going to give in on our principles, that we, the house republicans are the firewall between the republican -- the democrats and the senate and -- i'll stop talki
we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't...
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speaker boehner sounding somewhat optimistic. the president says that he is even open to some good ideas from republicans. he said he will not slam the door in their faces. but, again, the bottom line, the president not wanting these bush era tax cuts to be extended to wealthy americans, soledad. >> dan lothian for us this morning. before i let you go, let's talk about susan rice. obviously, you know, we see the president pretty angry, curious might be a good we to describe it, too, in defending her. how do you think that's going to end up? >> reporter: that's right. it was a very full throated defense from the president, something we've not heard from him up to this point. the president sort of making the point here if you want to attack anyone, attack me. and calling the attacks from republicans, in particular, senator john mccain, who has been going after ambassador rice because he believes that the narrative that she told shortly after those attacks as they turned out not to be the case and he wants to know why. he said we're
speaker boehner sounding somewhat optimistic. the president says that he is even open to some good ideas from republicans. he said he will not slam the door in their faces. but, again, the bottom line, the president not wanting these bush era tax cuts to be extended to wealthy americans, soledad. >> dan lothian for us this morning. before i let you go, let's talk about susan rice. obviously, you know, we see the president pretty angry, curious might be a good we to describe it, too, in...
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john boehner sitting by himself. all alone. not a single member of his party wanted to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink because, well, tell them why, john. >> they had taken my milk and thrown it in the garbage. >> these are supposed to be his friends. his colleagues. but even at the hint that the taxes might be raised on his leadership watch, they turn on him. tell them what you found in your office desk. >> oh, i don't -- >> no, no. go ahead. hey, tell them what your so-called friends put in your office desk. >> it was a rubber snake. >> a rubber snake. and did it scare you? >> it did. >> i was so heartbroken to hear this, i said, look. how about this, john, if you agree to a 1% raise on the top two americans, just two people, i will resolve social security. resolve it. so we took it to the republicans and congress and what do they do? >> invited me to a pizza party. >> and when they got there -- when you got there, sorry. >> it was a burned t warehouse. >> didou
john boehner sitting by himself. all alone. not a single member of his party wanted to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink because, well, tell them why, john. >> they had taken my milk and thrown it in the garbage. >> these are supposed to be his friends. his colleagues. but even at the hint that the taxes might be raised on his leadership watch, they turn on him. tell them what you found in your office desk. >> oh, i don't -- >> no, no. go ahead....
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boehner's trying to mitigate that mess. i wish him luck. something's going to f to have to give. >> from everything i've heard is that we are realistically, there's two options for country. one, go over the cliff. the other, extend the bush tax cuts for the 98% of americans. everyone who makes under $200,000 a year if they're single. those seem to be the two choices. between those, which do you pick? >> but, if we do that and raise the taxes on those small businesses we were just talking about, according to the congressional budget office, that's going to be about 200,000 american families are going to be out of work next year and that's the low estimate. young is estimating about 700,000 more unemployed. that's a lot of hurt for the middle class, so this is a battle for the middle class even when we're talk iing about that upper bracket because of the enormous impact that has on small business job creators. >> okay. i mean, aside from that argument though, i'm really trying to just get at the process here. it seems that there isn't that mu
boehner's trying to mitigate that mess. i wish him luck. something's going to f to have to give. >> from everything i've heard is that we are realistically, there's two options for country. one, go over the cliff. the other, extend the bush tax cuts for the 98% of americans. everyone who makes under $200,000 a year if they're single. those seem to be the two choices. between those, which do you pick? >> but, if we do that and raise the taxes on those small businesses we were just...
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the answer at this point is likely no because even the top republican in congress, house speaker john boehner yesterday threw cold water on it saying he doesn't think it's necessary and the top democrat in the senate says the same thing, and others, as well. i have to tell you something that just happened on capitol hill, and that is our senate producer ted barrett just ran into john mccain and asked about something that we're hearing from democrats, which is john mccain is calling for more information to congress, but he had a press conference yesterday instead of going to a closed briefing where administration officials were giving more information. well, ted barrett asked john mccain about that, and it was apparently an intense very angry exchange and mccain simply would not comment on it at all. >> so this is just getting uglier and uglier, at least more passionate, shall we say, dana bash. >> absolutely. >> thanks so much. >>> the gop republicans struggling with its party identity after losing the presidential election last tuesday and it's not just pundits trying to figure out why the r
the answer at this point is likely no because even the top republican in congress, house speaker john boehner yesterday threw cold water on it saying he doesn't think it's necessary and the top democrat in the senate says the same thing, and others, as well. i have to tell you something that just happened on capitol hill, and that is our senate producer ted barrett just ran into john mccain and asked about something that we're hearing from democrats, which is john mccain is calling for more...
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>> nice try there, speaker boehner. he knows dog gone well the auto bailout has been a huge issue in ohio. and frankly that is the critical reason where you have such separation between president obama and mitt romney. it would be even tighter. also, if mitt romney did nothing, his position on the auto bailout wasn't so critical, you would not have seen him double down on the jeep ad and he made a fool out of himself because so many papers across ohio was blasting him for those frankly wrong insinuations about moving jobs over to china. and so sorry, speaker boehner, nice try. but you know the bailout matters. >> you say nice try. ray, what do you say? >> i think he had the right take on it. i think the auto bailout mattered for workers in the uaw and that's a big constituency in ohio. >> paul ryan supported it. >> well, you know, it is actually very complicated. when you look at the politics of the auto bailout, the things that folks on the right and the left disagreed about were really about the way the bailout was ca
>> nice try there, speaker boehner. he knows dog gone well the auto bailout has been a huge issue in ohio. and frankly that is the critical reason where you have such separation between president obama and mitt romney. it would be even tighter. also, if mitt romney did nothing, his position on the auto bailout wasn't so critical, you would not have seen him double down on the jeep ad and he made a fool out of himself because so many papers across ohio was blasting him for those frankly...
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. >> and on john boehner's party. he will to have rangel the house. he doesn't think a lame duck congress should do anything. if kicked down the road, that's been good for the economy. it is not good for the markets. there is a sense that the president and this congress are going to have to have a big, maybe kick the can short term but have real deficit reduction soon. very soon. there's the worst possibility that you don't fix it. we could lose 6%. that's an absolute recession. so i don't think we're going there. whether it is -- >> that's a political question. >> last year that president promised he would not sign a temporary kick the can down the road. we'll see what happens with the reality of it. it would create a recession. howard dean said, let's all fall off the fiscal cliff. cause a recession for two quarters. >> he said let's fall off the fiscal cliff. his point is it would do something fundamental. >> it would put millions of people out of work. it would close factries. it would kill towns. >> some have said do it. let's everybody learn the
. >> and on john boehner's party. he will to have rangel the house. he doesn't think a lame duck congress should do anything. if kicked down the road, that's been good for the economy. it is not good for the markets. there is a sense that the president and this congress are going to have to have a big, maybe kick the can short term but have real deficit reduction soon. very soon. there's the worst possibility that you don't fix it. we could lose 6%. that's an absolute recession. so i...
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. >> so that was the president, and here's speaker boehner. >> on wednesday, i outlined a responsible path forward to avert the fiscal cliff without raising tax rates. about 24 hours after i spoke, the congressional budget office released a report showing the most harmful consequences of the fiscal cliff come from increasing tax rates. >> what speaker boehner did not mention was the cbo report said raising the top rate would only shave 1% of 10% off economic growth and only temporarily. those were the two open conditions in washington's showdown since the disaster. budget negotiators reconvene next week to try, in the words of one aide, to assess where they are. that's what puts republicans where they are in election 2012. it depends on who you ask or how you ask the question, what happened on tuesday night? gop strategist mary matalin, and david fromm, author of "why romney lost and what the gop can do about it." president obama and speaker boehner have said a lot of right things talking about compromise and cooperation, but on taxes, it seems the gap between the two sides is as big
. >> so that was the president, and here's speaker boehner. >> on wednesday, i outlined a responsible path forward to avert the fiscal cliff without raising tax rates. about 24 hours after i spoke, the congressional budget office released a report showing the most harmful consequences of the fiscal cliff come from increasing tax rates. >> what speaker boehner did not mention was the cbo report said raising the top rate would only shave 1% of 10% off economic growth and only...
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and despite that, john boehner believes that a solution is possible. take a listen. >> i've outlined a framework for how both parties can work together to avert the fiscal cliff without raising tax rates. if you've look closely at what the president had to say and look closely at what i've had to say, there are no barriers here to sitting down and beginning to work through this process. >> when it comes to those tax hikes, though, the president saying that 98% of americans would not see their taxes go up, that 97% of small businesses would not be impacted at all. he does see some room there to close loopholes for some tax reforms but he doesn't believe that that's enough to make up that trillion dollars, and that the math simply doesn't add up. so what the president wants is a comprehensive plan so that middle-class americans are not hurt. zoraida? >> let's move on to the heated back and forth over u.n. ambassador susan rice. republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they would actually try to block rice from being promoted to secretary of
and despite that, john boehner believes that a solution is possible. take a listen. >> i've outlined a framework for how both parties can work together to avert the fiscal cliff without raising tax rates. if you've look closely at what the president had to say and look closely at what i've had to say, there are no barriers here to sitting down and beginning to work through this process. >> when it comes to those tax hikes, though, the president saying that 98% of americans would not...
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i think john boehner was very clear that everything is on the table with respect to revenue reductions -- revenue increases as well as spending reductions, but there are certain things that aren't. and i think what john boehner said is right, we should not be increasing tax rates on businesses in america. so i think you're going to look at it from the standpoint of can we tighten the tax code, limit deductions? there are things we can do to simplify the code that will result in more revenue because it will result in more growth. i think republicans absolutely should put those things on the table and revenue certainly should be part of the deal. >> some people are blaming you for mitt romney's failure, and i'll explain to you why. >> i wish i had such power here that i could be blamed for these things. >> allow me to elaborate. what they're saying is if he hadn't been pushed into fairly right wing quite extreme positions in his battle against the likes of you early this year for the public nominee race, then he wouldn't have gotten himself in this unholy mess of being branded against wo
i think john boehner was very clear that everything is on the table with respect to revenue reductions -- revenue increases as well as spending reductions, but there are certain things that aren't. and i think what john boehner said is right, we should not be increasing tax rates on businesses in america. so i think you're going to look at it from the standpoint of can we tighten the tax code, limit deductions? there are things we can do to simplify the code that will result in more revenue...
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i think one of the difficulties is speaker boehner is in a tough spot. he's got about a third of his caucus that ran as tea party candidates or tea party supported and part of their agenda was no compromise. you're finding out that you can't govern that way and so he's got to figure out a way to bring them along as he deals with the president on the other side. but i think it can be done. there is good faith and goodwill that make it possible even when there is strong disagreement. >> so then as it pertains to boehner, do you feel like he is receiving greater pressure from the caucuses, as you just described, or greater pressure from the electorate? because in boehner's message on friday, he did say, quote, the american people re-elected a republican majority but at the same time, i guess you can't have it both ways because we are looking at electorate, a popular vote who wanted the president to be here, they want the two sides to work together? >> i think the election problem helps him in terms of his caucus, that is to say, it's a pretty sobering reali
i think one of the difficulties is speaker boehner is in a tough spot. he's got about a third of his caucus that ran as tea party candidates or tea party supported and part of their agenda was no compromise. you're finding out that you can't govern that way and so he's got to figure out a way to bring them along as he deals with the president on the other side. but i think it can be done. there is good faith and goodwill that make it possible even when there is strong disagreement. >> so...
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. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >> what's mood inside the conference. >> very united, very supportive with the speaker. >> multiple sources tell cnn in a private meeting with house republicans, boehner got no flow back for producing $800 billion in tax revenue, despite backlash from conservative groups outside congress. >> any complaints about this new revenue? >> i didn't hear anything. >> the speaker has full support of the conference to move forward and get something done for the american people. >> so far, rank and time republicans are allowing boehner to play out this showdown, trying to look reasonable while the president is intransigent. especially si
. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >>...
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we've already seen house speaker boehner. he's talked a little bit about reaching out to the president. he's going to be addressing this very much, the spending cuts, the tax hikes that automatically take into effect if congress doesn't essentially come up with another plan by the new year. he's going to talk about it at 3:30. do we have a sense if the president has a plan to reach out to boehner or even senator minority leader mitch mcconnell? >> yeah, they have to. both sides have to reach out to each other because after all, now that the dust has settled, we're really back to the same quandary that we had before which is how are they going to resolve this before the cliff comes at the end of the year? and, of course, the president wants both elements, tax increases and spending cuts. for a long time there has been resistance from the republican side for those tax increases. but ultimately, the question is and some believe that there might be more room to negotiate and find common ground. but it feels like deja vu as we say
we've already seen house speaker boehner. he's talked a little bit about reaching out to the president. he's going to be addressing this very much, the spending cuts, the tax hikes that automatically take into effect if congress doesn't essentially come up with another plan by the new year. he's going to talk about it at 3:30. do we have a sense if the president has a plan to reach out to boehner or even senator minority leader mitch mcconnell? >> yeah, they have to. both sides have to...
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republicans thus far said no to the tax increase, although john boehner has said more revenue. should republicans in congress be afraid of a tea party primary if they support a deal that includes tax increases? >> you know, i'm not going to, i'm not going to talk about primaries now because we're just three or four days away from this last election and next one is, obviously, two years away. we have this fiscal cliff to deal with and what i hope is that somehow we can find some common ground and a winning solution for all americans. and, you know, everybody wants to talk about tax increases. well, you know, why don't we close some of these loopholes so that these corporations, ge, apple, others, you know, pay taxes here in this country. because that would bring in some revenue. so, there's other ways to bring revenue instead of just taxing the citizens across this country. the problem is that eventually you run out of other people's money. you can tax people all you want, but, eventually, they're going to pay all their money to taxes and there's going to be no more money. we ha
republicans thus far said no to the tax increase, although john boehner has said more revenue. should republicans in congress be afraid of a tea party primary if they support a deal that includes tax increases? >> you know, i'm not going to, i'm not going to talk about primaries now because we're just three or four days away from this last election and next one is, obviously, two years away. we have this fiscal cliff to deal with and what i hope is that somehow we can find some common...
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boehner asked the president to publicly address who knew what and when. he also asks the president to explain why, and i'll quote him, it appears military assets were not prepositioned and utilized in the immediate aftermath of the attack. now, on that specific point, defense secretary leon panetta stood up today and defended the administration. >> the basic principle is that you don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on, without having some real-time information about what's taking place. and as a result of not having that kind of information, the commander who was on the ground, or in that area, general hamp, general dempsey and i felt strongly we could not put forces at risk in that situation. >> well, for weeks the white house than criticized for its response to the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. senator corker has been one of those demanding answers and he's "outfront" tonight. senator, good to see you again. you heard leon panetta giving a nuanced answer as to why he made the decision
boehner asked the president to publicly address who knew what and when. he also asks the president to explain why, and i'll quote him, it appears military assets were not prepositioned and utilized in the immediate aftermath of the attack. now, on that specific point, defense secretary leon panetta stood up today and defended the administration. >> the basic principle is that you don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on, without having some real-time information...
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speaker boehner's latest proposal called for the tax hikes to kick in at $1 million. cnn's dan lothian is in washington with the latest on this. dan, it really does look like there is some movement. >> it does. this movement came during a meeting the president had with speaker john boehner yesterday at the white house. that meeting lasted for 45 minutes. it was the third time they had met in the past eight days. you're right, it is pretty dramatic because the president for years now had been holding steadfast to that $250,000 threshold, saying that the bush era tax cuts would extend for them but not those households making more than that. now he raises it to $400,000. so that is seen as a major breakthrough. but republicans, while encouraged by these latest developments, also say that the math really doesn't add up. that the president's proposal leans more heavily towards new taxes. now, as part of that proposal that the president has cut put out there, he's calling for $1.2 trillion in new revenue, $1.22 trillion in spending cuts.but republican aides, again, saying t
speaker boehner's latest proposal called for the tax hikes to kick in at $1 million. cnn's dan lothian is in washington with the latest on this. dan, it really does look like there is some movement. >> it does. this movement came during a meeting the president had with speaker john boehner yesterday at the white house. that meeting lasted for 45 minutes. it was the third time they had met in the past eight days. you're right, it is pretty dramatic because the president for years now had...
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what's not helpful are the kind of comments that you heard when you were here in washington from speaker boehner who was threatening that the united states will not meet its financial obligations unless we adopt the kind of austerity measures that we've seen in europe that have been a failure. that is the wrong approach. it undermines confidence and then will slow down the economy when you generate that kind of uncertainty. >> all right. sir, thank you very much. appreciate it. representative chris van hollen. here is a show that is rooting that we don't have any more back stops. solve the real problem. no more buffett rules, this, that, come on. >>> still outfront, 2,000 players join a lawsuit against the nfl. is america's true pastime about to be sacked? >>> and tensions in greece spilling out physically on a morning talk show. this is really some video. >>> and former president, bill clinton, spoke to wolf blitzer, and he was on defense. >> i did 40 events for him. 40 in the election. skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water
what's not helpful are the kind of comments that you heard when you were here in washington from speaker boehner who was threatening that the united states will not meet its financial obligations unless we adopt the kind of austerity measures that we've seen in europe that have been a failure. that is the wrong approach. it undermines confidence and then will slow down the economy when you generate that kind of uncertainty. >> all right. sir, thank you very much. appreciate it....
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and boehner said people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney, and he said that most voters are going to be voting for or against barack obama and not for a specific republican nominee. well, mitt romney can count on one supporter being by his side and that is rob portman. if you don't know that name, the ohio senator is on the short list of vice presidential possibilities, and he may be cementing that spot with appearances on romney's behalf. >> we have a great choice of selections and one candidate who has put in place that he thought was right and made promises as to what the results would be and they have not work. we have another candidate who has the record, and the experience and the policies to turn it around. >> portman will be in boston tomorrow raising money for romney. the other favorite for the vp spot marco rubio will do the same friday. rubio has said he does not want the number two spot, but many say he could be swayed. >>> and barney frank is a married man. the long time congressman from massachusetts married his long-time partner in boston. that makes him t
and boehner said people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney, and he said that most voters are going to be voting for or against barack obama and not for a specific republican nominee. well, mitt romney can count on one supporter being by his side and that is rob portman. if you don't know that name, the ohio senator is on the short list of vice presidential possibilities, and he may be cementing that spot with appearances on romney's behalf. >> we have a great choice of...
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boehner says he's open to that but not by raising the so-called tax rate. he's opened to that by eliminating tax loopholes and exemptions and generating tax revenue by an improved economy if the gdp goes up. people will be making more money, presumably, that's the theory. there's some maneuverability. i suspect the pressure is so great that they will get some kind of a deal. it may not be a permanent deal but maybe enough to kick the ball down the road and study major tax reform over the next year. >> and so the congressional budget office came out with a report last week that seems to give the republicans some political cover here because it suggests that there will be no big harm to the economy if the wealthy 1% are taxed at a higher rate. that said, i would assume -- and you'll have to weigh in here tha, that loopholes are still highly in play. >> you have to add up what all of the math shows and if you -- forget about the middle class. for wealthy people you say you can no longer deduct your home mortgage, your charitable contributions, some of your --
boehner says he's open to that but not by raising the so-called tax rate. he's opened to that by eliminating tax loopholes and exemptions and generating tax revenue by an improved economy if the gdp goes up. people will be making more money, presumably, that's the theory. there's some maneuverability. i suspect the pressure is so great that they will get some kind of a deal. it may not be a permanent deal but maybe enough to kick the ball down the road and study major tax reform over the next...
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president obama presented a new proposal to house speaker john boehner. tax rates going up on incomes of people higher than $400,000. this is a change. previously he wanted taxes higher on households at $250,000. he's offering new spending cuts said to be worth about $200 billion and for his part instead of no new taxes where the speaker had been for a long time speaker john boehner is calling for tax hikes on people making more than $1 million. he has a big day today meeting with house republican members to update them on negotiations that could be a little bit of a difficult meeting for him. let's go to washington to get an update on the talks. cnn's dan lothian is there. >> reporter: hello. you're right, this could be a difficult meeting for speaker john boehner as he tries to sell this proposal to house republicans. this is a dramatic turn of events because president obama as you pointed out had been digging in his heels saying there could not be a deal unless taxes went up for house holds making more than $250,000 and now the president raising that t
president obama presented a new proposal to house speaker john boehner. tax rates going up on incomes of people higher than $400,000. this is a change. previously he wanted taxes higher on households at $250,000. he's offering new spending cuts said to be worth about $200 billion and for his part instead of no new taxes where the speaker had been for a long time speaker john boehner is calling for tax hikes on people making more than $1 million. he has a big day today meeting with house...
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boehner has been on a three-day bus tour in his home state. the speaker says he is relying on long-time republicans in southwest ohio from where he is from to deliver the state's 18 electoral votes from mitt romney. >>> a new poll shows president obama leading mitt romney by five points in iowa. the des moines register survey finds the president ahead of romney 47% to 42%. iowa, which is considered a part of the president's so-called midwest firewall, has just six electoral votes, but losing the state would complicate romney's path to victory. >>> new jersey voters displaced by superstorm sandy will be able to cast their ballots by e-mail. the state is also allowing residents to vote at their county clerk's office. the deadline for ballots is still 8:00 p.m. tuesday. those are your headlines. campaign 2012 began a long time ago, but how will we know when it's over? >> it could be over before we even get to the central time zone. >> but, first, we look at the last 48 hours of this campaign with former republican chairman haley barbour, democrat
boehner has been on a three-day bus tour in his home state. the speaker says he is relying on long-time republicans in southwest ohio from where he is from to deliver the state's 18 electoral votes from mitt romney. >>> a new poll shows president obama leading mitt romney by five points in iowa. the des moines register survey finds the president ahead of romney 47% to 42%. iowa, which is considered a part of the president's so-called midwest firewall, has just six electoral votes, but...
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more than a year ago now, speaker boehner couldn't sell it with the tea party caucus back in the house. >> big takeaway from this? >> my takeaway from the weekend not surprisingly is quite different. there are so many things that we worked on together at the meeting. there was a lot of talk about economic development and terrific sessions on health care and recognizing no matter where you are on the medicaid expansion, there are lots of things we in the states can be doing. terrific conversation bipartisan conversation with secretary arne duncan as well. there's a lot of good work that got done. i was excited to launch my own initiative, we'll be focused on the issue for jobs for people with disabilities. people are not working and would like to be, they have the time and talent and interest in working. i think we can move the needle on that issue. >> thanks for being with u. we appreciate it. >>> still ahead on "starting point," the veep stakes are heating up. mitt romney says he's going to pick a running mate soon. who will it be? we'll look at the short list to see if we can figure
more than a year ago now, speaker boehner couldn't sell it with the tea party caucus back in the house. >> big takeaway from this? >> my takeaway from the weekend not surprisingly is quite different. there are so many things that we worked on together at the meeting. there was a lot of talk about economic development and terrific sessions on health care and recognizing no matter where you are on the medicaid expansion, there are lots of things we in the states can be doing. terrific...
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john boehner has said he doesn't want that. people think, at least the republicans are going to push for replacing that $110 billion that gloria was talking about for spending cuts with other cuts that may be more palatable. the republicans want to extend the bush era tax cuts. privately, what republicans are saying, if mitt romney loses the white house, they will probably have to give on their no tax increases stance and negotiations. on the democratic side, sources say they think if romney wins, there is a chance they could go off the cliff. why? republicans will want to wait until romney is in office to fix things his way. it used to be i would stand outside rooms where there were big negotiations going on. you knew at the end of the day, there would be a deal. it's just a question of how it gets done. now there isn't that certainty. it's pretty scary. >> we heard from business leaders today, 15 business leaders from the countries biggest banks and insurance companies, sent a letter to the white house and congress calling fo
john boehner has said he doesn't want that. people think, at least the republicans are going to push for replacing that $110 billion that gloria was talking about for spending cuts with other cuts that may be more palatable. the republicans want to extend the bush era tax cuts. privately, what republicans are saying, if mitt romney loses the white house, they will probably have to give on their no tax increases stance and negotiations. on the democratic side, sources say they think if romney...
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john boehner is laying out a marker. same place where house republicans have been previously. >> the difference is that the president obama just won re-election. >> you think that will change the mind-set, though? >> the fact that -- look, in the previous set of budget negotiations, the president had less leverage because he hadn't won re-election. now if we just do nothing, taxes will go up. and even though that's a loss for the country, as you can tell, it is a big policy win for democrats. and so there will be lots of democrats who are willing to play a little bit of chicken here and house republicans know that. look, obama and boehner came very close to a dole that would have raised $800 million in revenue last time. obama has a stronger hand to play. boehner is a negotiator. obama doesn't have to campaign for re-election. i would expect one set of -- a can kicking for the next six months and then some sort of deal. we're talking about this as a status quo election. in a sense, it is. but the status quo is favorable
john boehner is laying out a marker. same place where house republicans have been previously. >> the difference is that the president obama just won re-election. >> you think that will change the mind-set, though? >> the fact that -- look, in the previous set of budget negotiations, the president had less leverage because he hadn't won re-election. now if we just do nothing, taxes will go up. and even though that's a loss for the country, as you can tell, it is a big policy...